Belthangady, Oct 21, 2016: The uniform of soldier Ekanath Shetty who was one among the 29 persons in the ill-fated IAF AN-32 which went missing over the Bay of Bengal on way to Andaman Nicobar islands in July, will be brought to his hometown on October 23.

A search for the missing aircraft as well as the soldiers has proved to be a futile exercise and all of them are believed to have been dead.

It has to be made mandatory for the politicians that they have to join their children for army . Because the innocents come forward to serve the country.

Vijay Bhandary, Mulki

Fri, October-21-2016, 1:19

When the army has withdrawn the search operation ,it is for sure that have confirmed it to be futile. But is the worst situation for the family. Because until the body is recovered it is hard for the family to accept . As from the corner of the heart we get a feeling that he may come back .

Jessica Rodriges, Mangaluru

Fri, October-21-2016, 1:11

How sad the family after along wait Expecting Eknath back now her uniform is brought back to his home town